Georges Schneider
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1950 Aspen | Slalom |
Georges Schneider (July 11, 1925 – September 10, 1963) was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion.
He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Schneider became a world champion in the slalom in Aspen in 1950, before Zeno Colo and Stein Eriksen.[1]
Olympic record
He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo where he finished 5th in giant slalom, and at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where he finished 5th in slalom.
References
- ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Swiss male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland
- Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Swiss alpine skiing biography stubs